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Horse Assisted Counseling, EMDR, Art Therapy & Sand Tray
For Children and Women

Specialized Therapy for Trauma, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, & Covid Related Issues

Teletherapy Sessions also

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12/22/2025

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๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐†๐†๐„๐‘๐’ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐“๐‘๐„๐€๐’๐”๐‘๐„ ๐Œ๐€๐

This is the teaching that transforms how you see emotional reactions.

Someone says something. You feel a sudden wave of anger, or shame, or defensiveness.

Your first instinct? Blame them. "They triggered me. They're the problem."

But here's the truth most people never discover:

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง'๐ญ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ. ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ'๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.

They're showing you exactly where your frequency is stuck, where your wounds need healing, where your power is waiting to be reclaimed.

๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐€ ๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐†๐†๐„๐‘?

A trigger is an external event that activates an internal wound.

It's not the event itself that causes your reactionโ€”it's the unhealed pattern the event touches.

Think of it like this:

If you have a physical wound on your arm and someone bumps into you, the bump hurts. But the bump didn't create the wound. It just revealed where you're already injured.

๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.

The person didn't create your wound. They just showed you where it is.

๐–๐‡๐˜ ๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐†๐†๐„๐‘๐’ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐†๐ˆ๐…๐“๐’:

Without triggers, you'd never know where your frequency is blocked.

You could do affirmations, visualizations, and manifestation work for yearsโ€”but if you have an unhealed wound broadcasting a contradictory frequency, you'll keep hitting the same ceiling.

๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ .

They're not obstacles. They're treasure maps.

The wound is the location. The healing is the treasure.

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐“๐‡๐‘๐„๐„ ๐“๐˜๐๐„๐’ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐†๐†๐„๐‘๐’:

๐“๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž ๐Ÿ: ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

These come from your own life experiences.

Examples:
โ†’ Criticism triggers shame (wound: "I'm not good enough")
โ†’ Rejection triggers panic (wound: "I'm unlovable")
โ†’ Success triggers anxiety (wound: "I don't deserve good things")
โ†’ Boundaries trigger guilt (wound: "My needs don't matter")

Where they come from: Childhood experiences, past relationships, specific traumas.

๐“๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž ๐Ÿ: ๐ˆ๐ง๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

These come from your lineageโ€”patterns passed down through generations.

Examples:
โ†’ Money triggers hypervigilance (inherited: scarcity from ancestors)
โ†’ Authority triggers rebellion (inherited: oppression trauma)
โ†’ Success triggers sabotage (inherited: "We don't rise above our station")
โ†’ Visibility triggers fear (inherited: "Being seen is dangerous")

Where they come from: Epigenetic inheritance from grandparents, great-grandparents, ancestral trauma.

These feel "older than you"โ€”like emotions that don't quite belong to your life experiences.

๐“๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘: ๐’๐ก๐š๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

These reveal qualities you've disowned or suppressed.

Examples:
โ†’ Someone's confidence triggers irritation (shadow: your suppressed power)
โ†’ Someone's freedom triggers judgment (shadow: your suppressed desire for freedom)
โ†’ Someone's self-expression triggers criticism (shadow: your suppressed authenticity)
โ†’ Someone's success triggers resentment (shadow: your suppressed ambition)

Where they come from: Parts of yourself you learned were "bad" or "unacceptable" and pushed into the shadow.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ.

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐†๐†๐„๐‘-๐“๐Ž-๐“๐‘๐„๐€๐’๐”๐‘๐„ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐‚๐„๐’๐’:

How to turn triggers into transformation:

๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ: ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

When you feel triggered, pause.

Notice:
โ†’ What emotion arose? (anger, shame, fear, defensiveness)
โ†’ Where do you feel it in your body? (chest, throat, stomach, shoulders)
โ†’ How intense is it on a scale of 1-10?

Don't judge it. Don't suppress it. Just witness it.

๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ: ๐€๐ฌ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

"What wound is this touching?"

Be specific:
โ†’ "I feel shame. The wound: I learned my worth depends on achievement."
โ†’ "I feel panic. The wound: I learned I'm only safe when I'm in control."
โ†’ "I feel rage. The wound: I learned my voice doesn't matter."

The trigger is the symptom. The wound is the root.

๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ‘: ๐“๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง

Ask: "When did I first learn this?"

Often, you'll remember:
โ†’ A specific childhood moment
โ†’ A pattern in your family
โ†’ Something a parent/teacher/authority said
โ†’ An experience that taught you this belief

If it feels "older than you," it's likely inherited. Ask: "Who in my lineage carried this wound?"

๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ’: ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

Hand on heart. Say:

"That was true then. It is not true now. I am safe now. I am worthy now. I am allowed to heal this now."

This creates separation between the original wound and the present moment.

๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ“: ๐‘๐ž๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ

Replace the wounded frequency with truth:

๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ: "My worth depends on achievement"
๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ: "I am worthy simply because I exist"

๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ: "I'm only safe when I'm in control"
๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ: "I am safe even when I surrender"

๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ: "My voice doesn't matter"
๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ: "My voice is powerful and necessary"

Breathe the new frequency into your body for 2 minutes.

๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ”: ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ

Yes, thank it.

The trigger showed you where you're wounded. The wound showed you where your power is trapped.

Say: "Thank you for showing me what needs healing. This is a gift."

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐†๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐‡๐ˆ๐ƒ๐ƒ๐„๐ ๐ˆ๐ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ:

Here's the paradox: Your greatest limitation often holds your greatest gift.

When you heal the wound, you don't just remove the blockโ€”you reclaim the power that was trapped there.

Examples:

๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐: Hypervigilance from survival trauma
๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ: Extraordinary pattern recognition and intuition

๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐: People-pleasing from worthiness wound
๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ: Deep empathy and ability to read people's needs

๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐: Perfectionism from shame
๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ: Excellence and attention to detail

๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐: Control from safety trauma
๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ: Powerful manifestation and leadership

The wound isn't the problem. The wound trying to protect you through limitation is the problem.

๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐, ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ.

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐”๐‹๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐“๐„ ๐“๐‘๐”๐“๐‡:

The goal isn't to never be triggered.

The goal is to see every trigger as information, every wound as an invitation, every reaction as a roadmap.

When you stop seeing triggers as attacks and start seeing them as treasure maps, everything changes.

You stop blaming others for your reactions.

You stop avoiding situations that might trigger you.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ'๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ .

The wound is the location.

The healing is the treasure.

The trigger is the map.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐๐ข๐ž๐ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ: From trigger to treasureโ€”the proven protocols that heal personal wounds, clear inherited trauma, and rewire your frequency at the cellular level. (Free Chapter Available in Our Profile Description)

๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ.

โ€”G.S

12/16/2025

Ever get that shrug and "Fine" when you ask your kid "How was school today?" You're not aloneโ€”it's basically the universal parent struggle.

But psychologist Amy Morin (author of "13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do") shares 7 way better questions that actually get kids talking. More importantly, they quietly build habits like gratitude, empathy, resilience, and curiosityโ€”without turning it into a lecture.

Here are a few standouts:
โ€ข "What was the best part of your day?" โ€“ Trains their brain to spot positives and boosts optimism.

โ€ข "What mistake did you learn from today?" โ€“ Normalizes failure and turns it into a growth lesson.

โ€ข "Who were you proud of today?" โ€“ Shifts focus to seeing good in others, growing empathy.

โ€ข "Who did you help today?" โ€“ Makes kindness feel natural and rewarding.

โ€ข "What was the most interesting thing you learned?" โ€“ Fuels genuine curiosity beyond grades.

โ€ข "What's one thing you could have made better today?" โ€“ Encourages self-reflection and problem-solving.

โ€ข "What's something new you want to try?" โ€“ Sparks courage and creativity.

The magic? These aren't interrogationsโ€”they're invitations into your child's world. Over time, kids open up more, think deeper, and feel truly seen.

I've seen parents try these and say the dinner table chats get richer, the eye rolls fewer. Small shift, big connection.

Which one's hitting home for you? Drop it in the repliesโ€”I'd love to hear how it goes when you try it!

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11/08/2025

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Negative words linger longer than positive.

Your brain has a remarkable memory for negative experiences. Studies reveal that insults or harsh criticisms can be remembered for up to 20 years, while compliments and positive feedback are often forgotten within just 30 days. This imbalance is rooted in our evolutionary biology, where the brain prioritizes threats and harmful information to help ensure survival.

When we experience criticism or insults, the amygdalaโ€”the brainโ€™s emotional centerโ€”activates strongly, encoding these events deeply into long-term memory. This heightened encoding ensures that the brain remembers potentially harmful social interactions, making it more likely to avoid similar threats in the future. Positive experiences, on the other hand, tend to trigger weaker neural pathways, which are easier to forget over time.

The implications are significant for mental health and relationships. Negative comments can have a lasting impact on self-esteem, stress levels, and emotional well-being. Conversely, the fleeting memory of compliments may mean that positive reinforcement has less enduring influence unless it is repeated consistently. Understanding this pattern can help individuals and organizations emphasize consistent encouragement to counterbalance the weight of negative experiences.

Experts suggest strategies to strengthen the memory of positive feedback. Journaling, repeating compliments, and mindfulness practices can help reinforce positive experiences in long-term memory. Building awareness of this cognitive bias allows people to focus on gratitude, resilience, and self-compassion.

This research underscores the brainโ€™s inherent tendency to remember negativity far longer than positivity. By understanding these mechanisms, we can actively cultivate habits and environments that amplify positive experiences, ensuring that praise and encouragement leave a more lasting mark than insults ever could.

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11/05/2025

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A psychologist discovered that adding just one simple word to the phrase โ€œI canโ€™tโ€ can completely change how your brain responds to challenges. When you say โ€œI canโ€™t,โ€ your subconscious mind accepts defeatโ€”it signals to the brain that the task is impossible and shuts down problem-solving areas in the prefrontal cortex. But when you add one wordโ€”โ€œyetโ€โ€”everything changes.

Saying โ€œI canโ€™t do this yetโ€ keeps the brain engaged. It activates what psychologists call a growth mindset, a belief that ability and intelligence can develop with effort and time. This small linguistic shift encourages persistence, rewires neural pathways for learning, and boosts motivation. The word โ€œyetโ€ tells your brain thereโ€™s still potential, keeping you focused on progress rather than failure.

Neuroscientific research supports this: people who adopt a growth mindset show higher levels of dopamine when facing challenges, helping them stay motivated even when things get tough. Itโ€™s one of the simplest yet most powerful mental reprogramming techniques in psychology.

Next time you hear yourself say โ€œI canโ€™t,โ€ pause and add โ€œyet.โ€ Youโ€™re not just changing your sentenceโ€”youโ€™re changing your brain.

11/02/2025
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